puṇḍarīka, the lotus, especially the white lotus,Numphoea alba;padma, especially theNelumbium speciosum;utpala, theNymphoea coerulea, the blue lotus;kumuda,Nymphoea esculenta, white lotus, orN. rubra, red lotus;nīlotpala,N. cyanea, a blue lotus. The first four are called white, red, blue, and yellow lotuses; but the white lotus is generally meant unless otherwise specified.